Adventist Health is getting some monetary assistance in its ability to combat opioid usage in Kings County. More than 130 people in the United States die every day after overdosing on opioids, including prescription opioids, heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl - a potent synthetic opioid, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The addiction also is known to bring instability and chaos to the entire family. Keep reading...
Adventist Health announced that it is welcoming board-certified family nurse practitioner, Amber Simson, to Adventist Health Medical Office in Lemoore. Specializing in family practice, Simson offers care for both children and adults; including well-child exams, well-women exams, immunizations/vaccinations, school, and sports physicals, and chronic disease management. Keep reading...
Suppose you have a retirement party, and nobody comes? Well, Oscar Lucio didn’t have to worry about that as nearly 200 of his friends, supporters, and family came out to honor the likable cop as he stepped down from the Lemoore Police Department after more than 32 years on the job. Keep reading...
Christmas came early for 11 Lemoore families Thursday afternoon as a significant holiday contingent of volunteers, and law enforcement personnel caravanned throughout Lemoore, helping Santa deliver presents and food boxes to welcoming homes. Keep reading...
It takes a volunteer, and lots of them to feed a village. In this case, the village is Lemoore, and the volunteers helped to prepare and supply a Thanksgiving dinner to an estimated 2,000 persons during Thursday’s 18th Annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner, held at the Lemoore Senior Citizens’ Center. Keep reading...
Oct 15 2018 - 4:33pm
The Lemoore Rotary Club awarded $5,550 to the Friends of the Kings County Library to purchase children’s books for the Lemoore Branch Library. Current Rotary Club president Charlotte Meade attended the October 11 meeting of Friends of the Kings County Library to present two grant awards. Keep reading...
A contingent of Lemoore High School wrestlers decided they wanted to help the make Lemoore Police Department’s job a little easier. They grabbed their paintbrushes and a bucket of paint and set about sprucing up or painting curb numbers. Keep reading...
According to Stratford’s top elected official, Kings County Supervisor Joe Neves, a video inspection has revealed no significant damage to the community’s two wells, which mysteriously went down nearly a week ago, forcing residents to rely on bottled water and a back up well for showers and sanitation purposes. Keep reading...
As Stratford’s 303 households quietly go about their business – attending Stratford Elementary School, moving their lawns, visiting the local library and managing their small businesses, special cameras were being lowered Wednesday into a pair of Stratford water wells that quietly failed over the weekend. The wells shut down the community’s water system, causing this small town of approximately 900 residents to adapt to life without readily available drinking water. Keep reading...
About 200 persons attended a landmark event on Thursday, July 19 when the United States Navy helped Naval Air Station Lemoore celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, formally the Naval Hospital Lemoore. Keep reading...
